This is our
first year in existence at Visiting New England.com, so, therefore,
this is our first "Best and Worst" dining review. We
are always looking for reader's feedback, so if you agree or
disagree with some of the selections below or would like to add
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Best Seafood:
The Daily Catch, Brookline and the North End of Boston. Legal
Seafoods may get all the accolades, but we think the Daily Catch
offers fresher fish and better preparations. It is a "hole
in the wall," but who cares when the seafood is top-notch?

Best steaks:
Ken's Steak House, Framingham. Certainly not a trendy choice,
as this steak house has been around seemingly back to the days
of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker. Ken's, however, seems to keep on
delivering, and at a better value than the highly touted Morton's
and Capital Grille.

Worst steaks:
The Stockyard, Brighton. The New Balance shoe factory is next
to the Stockyard. It might be hard to tell the difference between
the taste of a sneaker and a steak.

Best neighborhood
restaurant: The Newbridge Cafe, Chelsea. Rude waitresses, down
and out atmosphere and some of the best steak tips in the world.

Best Chinese
food: Jade Garden, Arlington. The great Chang An in Concord might
be the popular choice, but this year we take Jade Garden because
of its tasty "no MSG" selections, a terrific nightly
buffet and an extremely friendly waitstaff.

Worst Chinese
food: Chopsticks, Leominster. We bow our heads to the plastic
tiki Gods, as we would have preferred food to go along with our
MSG.

Best diner:
Shawmut Diner, New Bedford. Great home cooking along with wonderful
hosts, Phil and Celeste Paleologis.

Worst diner:
None. You don't pay for the atmosphere, so the food better be
good. And it is, no matter what diner you frequent.

Best brunch:
Lake Pearl Luciano's, Wrentham. Great selection, high quality.
From the basics like bacon and eggs to the delicious pasta, fish
and chicken dishes, we recommend not eating a few days before
to get ready for this grand experience. Atmosphere is nice, too,
situated on beautiful Lake Pearl.

Worst brunch:
Justin's Hearthside, Hanover. As we walked alongside the brunch
tables, we kept waiting for something good to eat. It didn't
happen.

Best fast
food: Kelly's Roast Beef, Revere Beach and suburban locations
(Natick, Danvers and Saugus). The roast beef is delivcious and
the clam plate is a glutton's dream -- plenty of clams along
with a mountain of onion rings and french fries. There's nothing
like sitting on a wall overlooking Revere Beach, eating at Kelley's
and watching the hilarity of muscle heads and beach babes walk
by.

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